U.S. Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) attempted to add amendments to the U.S. House government funding bill in an effort to create accountability and improve the bill. Graves' amendments would have ensured Louisiana's disaster recovery, flood insurance and other priorities were addressed.
An amendment that would have required the FEMA Administrator to publicize the Risk Rating 2.0 pricing methodology (including future rate projections), analyze the future economic and social impacts to communities, and conduct public notice and comment rulemaking. In the meantime, homeowners with rising premiums would be allowed to request that their previous rate be reinstated.
An amendment that would have provided $3 billion to Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the purposes of providing expedited disaster relief to victims of natural disasters in 2020 and 2021.
An amendment that would have provided $3 billion to Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) account (increasing funding provided from $5 billion to a larger figure) to provide natural disaster relief to victims of the 2020 and 2021 hurricanes.
An amendment to require offshore oil and gas leasing to prevent our reliance on authoritarian regimes in Russia, Iran, and Venezuela.
An amendment that would have provided $379 million to support our fisheries, including wild-caught crawfishers, and address the impacts of the 2020 and 2021 hurricanes by declaring a fisheries disaster.
An amendment that would have prohibited the importation of Russian seafood.
An amendment that would have required the Biden Administration to develop a modernized energy reserve strategy that the United States could utilize to temper price spikes and volatility.
An amendment that would have required the U.S. Secretary of Defense to turn over equipment left behind in Afghanistan to the government of Ukraine for their defense efforts.
